Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,630
25th Percentile Wage
$31,500
50th Percentile Wage
$39,790
75th Percentile Wage
$48,510
90th Percentile Wage
$49,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,630.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$39,790
9.37% 12.31%
2021
$36,060
23.35% -
2019
$27,640
-23.12% -
2018
$34,030
1.35% -
2017
$33,570
-3.93% -
2016
$34,890
4.53% -
2014
$33,310
11.47% -
2013
$29,490
-18.31% -
2012
$34,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,790 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 55.6 percent (55.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Staunton-Waynesboro
$46,500
Roanoke
$45,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$39,790
Richmond
$37,630
Lynchburg
$36,650
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$36,500
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$36,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$34,560
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$33,980
Charlottesville
$24,830
Danville
$17,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia.